AGARTALA, April 20,2018 (TVN): The tenure of all contractual employees of MGNREGA have been increased for six months. The approved was given in cabinet meeting on Thursday. Previous left government used to increase the tenure for one year as there is no provision of permanent employees in MGNREGA.

Meanwhile addressing a press meet in secretariat agriculture minister said very soon some consignments of pineapples will be send to Dubai. He also informed that thirty six “ krishak bandhu centre” will be opened in the state. Now farmers have not to go to agriculture offices, now agriculture staff and employees will go to farmers.

KHOWAI, April 19, 2018 (TVN): Veteran state communist leader Biswajit Datta on Wednesday ( yesterday) announced his resignation from all party posts in protest against an some leaders constantly conspiring against him for past couple of years.

The 68-year-old Dutta (68) is Khowai district committee secretary of CPI(M).

At a press conference at his residence in Khowai district yesterday. Datta said party leaders had lied outright on his supposed illness shortly before the February 18 assembly election due to which he could not contest the poll.

Datta, who was announced CPM candidate at Khowai assembly constituency, was replaced by a youth leader on the ground of his alleged critical illness.

Dutta said he was admitted at Gobind Ballabh Pant (GBP) Hospital here on January 28 for some illness but Subhendu Bikash Dey, a state party leader from the district falsely claimed he was seriously ill and was admitted at Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Dutta was later replaced by youth leader Nirmal Biswas, who won with a margin of over 2,700 votes.

Biswajit Dutta, who has been in the communist party since 1964, said there was very little space to talk in the party these days.

When asked if he chose to resign due to CPI(M)?s fall from power, the veteran leader brushed off speculations and said he started politics at a time when left parties were not in power.

We also braved the Congress-TUJS coalition regime from 1988 which was far worse than the current BJP-IPFT government’s rule, Dutta said.

Later today, CPM state secretary Bijan Dhar said he had heard about Biswajit Dutta’s resignation but declined to comment on the subject.

The state secretary is currently at Hydebarad along with other leaders to attend the 22nd CPM Party Congress

DHARMANAGAR, April 18,2018 (TVN): Police headquarter have asked for detail report of alleged rape of a minor girl on Monday in jail staff quarter from North Tripura police super.

Meanwhile police super Manik Lal Das in press meet said after medical examination it was found the girl was not raped but sexually abused.

It is mentionable here that police have arrested five anti – social elements from the quarter on Monday night. Sumita Debbarma, the main accused who runs the prostitution racket in the quarter at throw distance from police station was also arrested .

Reports say Sumita Debbarma was running the racket in her quarter for long time. Many influential person of the town used to visit the quarter for enjoyment every night.

All five and Sumita when produced in court, judicial district magistrate Udit Choudhury sent them to judicial custody till 26 April.

AGARTALA, April 17,2018 (TVN): The Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl ( Mizo Women’s Association) Jampui Block in press note strongly condemned the incident of rape perpetrated by three youths on a 17 year old minor girl of Kawnpui – 2 village in Jampui Hill RD Block, North Tripura on 9 April.

The press note appealed the concerned authorities to deliver justice, as well as provide all necessary physical and psychosocial rehabilitations to the victim and her family.

The association also assured of standing by the victim and would be ready to render every possible help within their capacity in order to help her recover from her physical injuries and psychological trauma.

AMARPUR, April 17, 2018 (TVN): TYF local committee secretary of South Amarpur and member of CPI(M) Ajayendra Reang ( 30) was allegedly murdered. His hanging body was recovered on Monday from a jungle in Kurma ADC village of South Amarpur. Local thinks it as pre – planned murder as the deceased was getting threatening of murder after 3 March election result allegedly by miscreants of BJP – IPFT. The body is kept in morgue of Amarpur hospital and post mortem will be done today.